ArmInfo.The Armenian side will continue to work with Russian colleagues for promotion of the interests of Armenia and Artsakh. On March 22, during a video press conference stated the new Armenian Ambassador to Russia Vardan Toghanyan, answering to the question on Azerbaijani attempts to attract to its side the export community of Russia.
"We do not intend to march resources with Azerbaijani. This is not gladiator combat. We will do what we did. We have a very high level of interstate relations with Russia, covering all possible areas of cooperation, well-established relations at the level of expert and civil communities. We have our foreign policy tasks and it is in the direction of their advancement that we will work. With all these circles we will continue to work, hold events. I do not think that we should compare ourselves with someone. We have our own goals, they are clear and obvious, proceed from the interests of Armenia and Nagorno- Karabakh. We will work with all, without delineating any boundaries", the ambassador said.
Touching upon the active lobbying conducted by Azerbaijan in Russia, Toghanian stated that in international law there is such a thing as lobbyism, moreover, even the norms of its use are defined. "Our neighbor Azerbaijan, also generously uses the services of lobbying. It is useless to fight against Azerbaijani lobbying in Russia. Armenia should lobby its own interests, and not analyze the activities of our neighbors", resumed the Diplomat.
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